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Books & Programs
Here you will find a helpful collection of books and programs
that are related to astronomy.
[Books | Programs]
| The Backyard Astronomer's Guide |
Format: Hardcover, 292pp.
ISBN: 0921820119
Publisher: Firefly Books LTD.
Pub. Date: October 1991
Comments: A must buy. Great all around tips and hints. Good for the
beginner and the advanced. |
The Star Guide
(Learn how to Read the Night Sky Star by Star) |
Format: Hardcover, 1st ed., 160pp.
ISBN: 0671874675
Publisher: Prentice Hall Books
Pub. Date:October 1993
Edition Desc: 1st Prentice Hall ed
Comments: Great introductory book. |
Night Sky Book
(glows in the dark)
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Format: Hardcover, 24pp.
ISBN: 0394891139
Publisher: Random House, Incorporated
Pub. Date: April 1988
Comments: Easy for kids to understand and good for the outdoors. |
| Splendors of the Universe |
Format: Hardcover, 144pp.
ISBN: 1552091414
Publisher: Firefly Books LTD.
Pub. Date: August |
| The Messier Album |
Format: Paperback, 248pp.
ISBN: 0933346042
Publisher: Sky Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date: September 1994
Comments: Good documentation of the Messier catalog. |
Our Universe
(National Geographic Picture Atlas) |
Format: Hardcover, 284pp.
ISBN: 079222731x
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Pub. Date: August 1995
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| Exploring Space |
Format: Hardcover, 48pp.
ISBN: 0590476157
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Pub. Date: August 1994
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| Passion for Astronomy |
Format: Hardcover, 208pp.
ISBN: 0393033821
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Pub. Date: 1992
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Astronomy
(5th edition) |
Format: Paperback, 169pp.
ISBN: 067520413503
Publisher: Charles E. Merrill Pub. Co.
Pub. Date: 1985
Comments: This is used as a school textbook |
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Mars Previewer II
 Mars Previewer II was designed by Leandro Rios, an amateur astronomer in
Argentina. Rios based his freeware program -- which displays the central meridian and
angular size of the red planet for any date and time -- on the algorithm used in MARS.BAS.
After you download mp2.zip
(2.0 megabytes), unzip it and run setup.exe to install the software.The program is a
32-bit application (Windows 95, 98 and NT).
When you run Mars Previewer, make sure you
enter dates in dd/mm/yyyy format and set your time zone relative to Greenwich Mean Time
(positive numbers to the west, negative to the east). If you have any questions about the
program, you can contact Rios by e-mail at leandror@iname.net.
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